Farfán Surname
Approximately 443 people bear this surname
Farfán Surname Definition:
Could come from "farrar" meaning fugitive or "farjan" meaning jovial or "farfar" meaning frivolous.
Farfán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 127 | 1:977,372 | 12,977 |
| Guatemala | 94 | 1:171,092 | 3,569 |
| Peru | 54 | 1:588,595 | 15,207 |
| Colombia | 38 | 1:1,257,212 | 10,114 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Bolivia | 17 | 1:624,496 | 4,427 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Farfan (100,686), Farfàn (19), Farfân (1), Fárfan (1) & Fàrfan (1) are calculated separately.
Farfán Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Could come from "farrar" meaning fugitive or "farjan" meaning jovial or "farfar" meaning frivolous.
Farfán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farfán Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Farfán occurs most in Mexico. It may also appear as a variant: Farfan, Farfàn, Farfân, Fárfan or Fàrfan. Click here for further potential spellings of Farfán.
How Common Is The Last Name Farfán? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 674,066th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name Farfán is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Farfán reside; 39 percent reside in South America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America.
The last name is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 977,372. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Mexico City, where 27 percent are found, México, where 20 percent are found and Guanajuato, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Mexico Farfán exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 21 percent are found and Peru, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farfan | 94 | 100,686 | / |
| Farfàn | 94 | 19 | / |
| Farfân | 94 | 1 | / |
| Farffán | 92 | 1 | / |
| Farfon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fárfan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fàrfan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farfánová | 80 | 3 | / |
| Farfone | 77 | 55 | / |
| Farfann | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farffan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fairfan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fairfant | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fairfane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ferfon | 67 | 32 | / |
| Farfam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Varfan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Forfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pharfand | 57 | 1 | / |
| Fourfoune | 53 | 1 | / |
| Forfan | 50 | 7 | / |
| Ferfan | 50 | 4 | / |
| Verfon | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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